When I started The Chicago Life Blog or “TCLB” in 2012 with one of my best friends, Sam Voss, we had no idea what lay ahead. We were in our first year of law school and looking for a creative outlet to share our love of fashion, design, interiors, etc. These days a lot has changed! Sam and I remain the best of friends, though she now lives in LA (you can keep up with her here) and the blog has taken on a life of its own. I maintain TCLB partially as a personal blog sharing things like my wedding, home, and most recently our baby news, but I also love interviewing the people who inspire me [some favorites include: Rachel Zoe, Simon Doonan, Karlie Kloss, and Jason Wu] and looking into the stylish lives of other Chicagoans [still drooling over the homes of Jay Michael, Lindsay Segal, Nicole Banks, and Eva Daiberl].

Over the past few years I’ve also been fortunate enough to partner and collaborate with major fashion and lifestyle brands such as Topshop, Lexus, Target, Bloomingdale’s and more. Interested in working with TCLB? Or just want to say hi? You can always reach me at thechicagolifeblog@gmail.com. Thanks for visiting!

Hey girls, thanks for visting my blog yesterday! How interesting that two young and beautiful girls in the city have any interest in a creative lifestyle of an aging artist in the country!! But thanks for visiting http://smallhouseunderabigsky.wordpress.com and stop in again when you can!

Hey there…I just hopped over to your blog after I saw you “liked” my post today. Nice to see another Midwestern law student style blogger out there besides me! Good luck with next school year and with the blog.

Hey ladies!! Thanks for following me on Twitter!! I love your blog. I wish I would have seen it sooner. I was in Chicago last month for a friends wedding. Next time, I’m asking for fun things to do in Chicago area..

Hello! Your blog is well done and very chic. I have never been to Chicago, but would like to visit one day (I have heard there is a fantastic, budding art/fashion scene there). Thank you for following my blog and for also looking at style/fashion through a college student’s eyes. Good luck in Law School and I hope to hear from you between our blogs.

Thanks for the “like”, this is a fun blog, I’ve been looking around. I love your layout and think the Chicago girls will be a big hit in the Blog World. But, really, how do you go to school and do all this???

Yo Chickies! Love the blog – I recd your “like” when I was road tripping from St. Lou to Chi – town! I of course took it as a sign that I was going to love you girls & I was right! Sat night was my fav – bellied up to The Gage bar – had the halibut and the carmalized lobster and plenty of good Chicago cheer served up all fancy and entertaining by one awesome Kevin! I’ll be reading!

I too have nominated you for an award. You can choose from the “One Lovely Blog” Award, the “Reader’s Appreciation Award” or “The Sunshine Award”. They’re all on my page with their rules for your choosing. I love reading your blog! It’s my one-stop shop for everything fashion and food! Keep up the good work!

Hey! Thanks for following me on Twitter, so glad I found your blog. I kind of laughed out loud when I saw the “supressed law student” caption on your Twitter account, I work at a law school so I definitely hear that a lot. You both are fabulous! Can’t wait to start reading your blog

Thank you so much for the like! Especially because it brought me to yours, which I already love! Chicago is one of my favorite cities, and you guys blog about things that I definitely like, so I’m looking forward to reading it (:

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